'The announcement in the recently issued French Municipal Bulletin that Marshal Joffre has selected the commune of Barisis to be the recipient of the French Concession's gift of Frs. 100,000, made when the famous French soldier was here in' March last, will give a very great interest to Jocal residents in that corner of France. Situated to the north of Soissons it must have been in the clutches of the Germans from an eatly date in 1914. Through it may have. passed troops taking
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